2026 Activate EMS Symposium Agenda

8:30 a.m. Registration / Breakfast - Continental Breakfast sponsored by Abbott

Welcome / 9-11 Tribute - Atrium
Dan Mallory, Fire Chief, Bennington Suburban Fire District

9:15 a.m.

Group A: Escape Room - Home Unit (Lower Level)
TBD
Group B: Chest Wall Stability - Holographic Theater (1032)
Zachary Bauman, DO, MHA
Surgical Critical Care

10:00 a.m.

Group A: Whole Blood - Atrium iWall
Mark Hamill, MD
Surgical Critical Care
Group B: Heart Failure - Holographic Theater (1032)
Christina Dunbar Matos, DO
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology
Sarah McHenry, BSN, RN
Heart Failure Disease Management Program Coordinator

10:40 a.m. Break

10:50 a.m.

Group A: Clips, Coilings, Mechanical Thrombectomy - 3D Immersive Lab 2 (1047)
Penumbra, Inc.
Group B: Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) - Technology Innovation Lab 1 (1039)
Jill Nohl, APRN-NP
Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

11:35 a.m. Lunch - Sponsored by Penumbra, Inc.
Michael F. Sorrell Center (MSC), 619 South 42nd Street
Room 1005 (First Floor / Ground Level)

12:05 p.m. Awards / Subject Matter Expert Panel Meet and Greet / AirMethods Booth
MSC (Room 1005)

12:45 p.m.

Group A: Chest Wall Stability - Holographic Theater (1032)
Zachary Bauman, DO, MHA
Surgical Critical Care
Group B: Escape Room - Home Unit (Lower Level)
TBD

1:30 p.m.

Group A: Heart Failure - Holographic Theater (1032)
Christina Dunbar Matos, DO
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology
Sarah McHenry, BSN, RN
Heart Failure Disease Management Program Coordinator
Group B: Whole Blood - Atrium iWall
Mark Hamill, MD
Surgical Critical Care

2:10 p.m. Break - Snacks and beverages sponsored by AirMethods

2:20 p.m.

Group A: Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) - Technology Innovation Lab 1 (1039)
Jill Nohl, APRN-NP
Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery
Group B: Clips, Coilings, Mechanical Thrombectomy - 3D Immersive Lab 2 (1047)
Penumbra, Inc.

3:15 p.m. Adjourn / Optional iEXCEL Tour